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Silent Auction Ideas


Over 30 silent auction ideas to help get you and your procurement team started. If you end up with more than 40 auction items, it would be good to divide them into two silent auctions and possibly three if you have more than 70. This way people can concentrate on bidding up one section at a time and don't miss out on the opportunity to do a final bid on their favorites. Of course, all silent auction items should have a "guaranteed bid" amount listed on the bid sheet so that bidders have the option to jump to that set price and win the item.

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Theme Baskets

New Baby basket. Swaddling blankets, handmade toys, pacifier, diaper cream, baby shampoo, onesies, all in a baby tub.

Deck the Halls Christmas basket. Tinsel, garlands, candy cakes, fruitcake, Christmas-themed cookie cutters, Advent calendar, Hickory Farms style edibles, wrapping paper and ribbon.

Pirates of the Caribbean basket. Bag of Pirate Booty, chocolate gold coins, a model ship kit, and a DVD of the movie.

Baker's Dozen. Baking mixes for cakes, brownies, pancakes, pie crust, pie fillings, rolling pin, glass pie pan.

Beach Blanket Bingo. Colorful towels, plastic pail, shovels, beach ball, umbrella, cooler, frisbee, radio, sun block, and funky sunglasses.

Rainy Day Survival. Puzzles, board games, deck of cards, Mad Libs, popcorn, ingredients to make smores, classic books and movies.

Gardening basket. Garden gloves, shovel, seeds, spray can, fertiziler, soaker hose, sprinkler.

Camping basket. Flashlights, tent, compass, local area hiking guide, lantern, cook stove, outdoor cooking pot and utensils, cantern, camping foods, and gift certificate for outdoor recreation store for sleeping bags.

Tea Party. A variety of teas, biscuits, petit fours or tiny cakes, tea set with cups and teapot.

Julie and Julia basket. High end cooking dishes, Julie Child cookbooks and DVDs of her show, the book and movie Julie and Julia, and a French cooking class for the winning bidder and friends.

Emergency Readiness Kit. First-aid kit, bottled water, transitor radio with batteries, flashlight, matches, lightweight blanket, dried or freeze-dried food.

Ultimate Fan basket. Team jersey, team hat, tickets, peanuts, Cracker Jack, binoculars, heat pads, banner, team flag for car.

Learn to Knit basket. Knitting needles, yarn, pattern books, knitting magazine subscription, completed scarf, knitting class for winning bidder and friends with local knitting guru.


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Crafts and Handmade Items

Quilts.

Cards.

Baby clothes.

Pottery.

Hats.

Purses.


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Gift Certificates

Massages.

Chiropractic.

Spa Day.

Restaurants.

Museums.

Theater.


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Tours

Bakery.

Brewery.

Winery.

Science Center.

Historic District.

Halloween Haunted Tour.


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